Battle Zone Normandy: Gold Beach

On D-Day, British XXX Corps was ordered to break open the German defenses on Gold Beach and advance to capture Bayeux. Its commander, Lieutenant-General G.C. Bucknall, chose the 50th (Northumbrian) Division, a veteran formation blooded in North Africa, to spearhead the landing, supported by 47 Royal Marine Commando. Despite poor weather conditions hampering the planned armored support, the assaulting infantry overcame stiff resistance and heavy casualties to storm the beach. By noon Gold Beach was in full use as a reception and dispersal site, with all four brigades of 50th Division ashore and pressing inland. Although Bayeux was not taken, the defenses towards Arromanches were quickly cleared, securing the site of the first artificial harbors so vital to the Normandy campaign. The arrival of 7th Armoured Division (the Desert Rats), also North Africa veterans, in the days following D-Day consolidated the beachhead in the face of mounting German resistance, setting the scene for further penetration inland. gaelimg001.jpg......Page 1 gaelimg003.jpg......Page 3 gaelimg004.jpg......Page 4 gaelimg005.jpg......Page 5 gaelimg006.jpg......Page 6 gaelimg007.jpg......Page 7 gaelimg008.jpg......Page 8 gaelimg009.jpg......Page 9 gaelimg010.jpg......Page 10 gaelimg011.jpg......Page 11 gaelimg012.jpg......Page 12 gaelimg013.jpg......Page 13 gaelimg014.jpg......Page 14 gaelimg015.jpg......Page 15 gaelimg016.jpg......Page 16 gaelimg017.jpg......Page 17 gaelimg018.jpg......Page 18 gaelimg019.jpg......Page 19 gaelimg020.jpg......Page 20 gaelimg021.jpg......Page 21 gaelimg022.jpg......Page 22 gaelimg023.jpg......Page 23 gaelimg024.jpg......Page 24 gaelimg025.jpg......Page 25 gaelimg026.jpg......Page 26 gaelimg027.jpg......Page 27 gaelimg028.jpg......Page 28 gaelimg029.jpg......Page 29 gaelimg030.jpg......Page 30 gaelimg031.jpg......Page 31 gaelimg032.jpg......Page 32 gaelimg033.jpg......Page 33 gaelimg034.jpg......Page 34 gaelimg035.jpg......Page 35 gaelimg036.jpg......Page 36 gaelimg037.jpg......Page 37 gaelimg038.jpg......Page 38 gaelimg039.jpg......Page 39 gaelimg040.jpg......Page 40 gaelimg041.jpg......Page 41 gaelimg042.jpg......Page 42 gaelimg043.jpg......Page 43 gaelimg044.jpg......Page 44 gaelimg045.jpg......Page 45 gaelimg046.jpg......Page 46 gaelimg047.jpg......Page 47 gaelimg048.jpg......Page 48 gaelimg049.jpg......Page 49 gaelimg050.jpg......Page 50 gaelimg051.jpg......Page 51 gaelimg052.jpg......Page 52 gaelimg053.jpg......Page 53 gaelimg054.jpg......Page 54 gaelimg055.jpg......Page 55 gaelimg056.jpg......Page 56 gaelimg057.jpg......Page 57 gaelimg058.jpg......Page 58 gaelimg059.jpg......Page 59 gaelimg060.jpg......Page 60 gaelimg061.jpg......Page 61 gaelimg062.jpg......Page 62 gaelimg063.jpg......Page 63 gaelimg064.jpg......Page 64 gaelimg065.jpg......Page 65 gaelimg066.jpg......Page 66 gaelimg067.jpg......Page 67 gaelimg068.jpg......Page 68 gaelimg069.jpg......Page 69 gaelimg070.jpg......Page 70 gaelimg071.jpg......Page 71 gaelimg072.jpg......Page 72 gaelimg073.jpg......Page 73 gaelimg074.jpg......Page 74 gaelimg075.jpg......Page 75 gaelimg076.jpg......Page 76 gaelimg077.jpg......Page 77 gaelimg078.jpg......Page 78 gaelimg079.jpg......Page 79 gaelimg080.jpg......Page 80 gaelimg081.jpg......Page 81 gaelimg082.jpg......Page 82 gaelimg083.jpg......Page 83 gaelimg084.jpg......Page 84 gaelimg085.jpg......Page 85 gaelimg086.jpg......Page 86 gaelimg087.jpg......Page 87 gaelimg088.jpg......Page 88 gaelimg089.jpg......Page 89 gaelimg090.jpg......Page 90 gaelimg091.jpg......Page 91 gaelimg092.jpg......Page 92 gaelimg093.jpg......Page 93 gaelimg094.jpg......Page 94 gaelimg095.jpg......Page 95 gaelimg096.jpg......Page 96 gaelimg097.jpg......Page 97 gaelimg002.jpg......Page 98

On D-Day, British XXX Corps was ordered to break open the German defences on Gold Beach and advance to capture Bayeux. Its commander, Lieutenant-General G.C. Bucknall, chose the 50th (Northumbrian) Division, a veteran formation blooded in North Africa, to spearhead the landing, supported by 47 Royal Marine Commando. Despite poor weather conditions hampering the planned armoured support, the assaulting infantry overcame stiff resistance and heavy casualties to storm the beach. By noon Gold Beach was in full use as a reception and dispersal site, with all four brigades of 50th Division ashore and pressing inland. Although Bayeux was not taken, the defences towards Arromanches were quickly cleared, securing the site of the first artificial harbours so vital to the Normandy campaign. The arrival of 7th Armoured Division (the Desert Rats), also North Africa veterans, in the days following D-Day consolidated the beachhead in the face of mounting German resistance, setting the scene for further penetration inland.

Bogen er fra serien" Battle Zone Normandy", der indeholder en bog om hver af de fem landgangszoner. Den første halvdel af bogen giver læseren en glimrende indføring i historien om landgangen på Sword Beach, og den anden er en fortrinlig turguide til kampområderne, som de fremstår i dag. Bogen er overordentlig vel illustreret med både datidige og nutidige fotos og kort. Kortene i guidedelen er nutidige franske kort af høj kvalitet, der gør det let at finde vej til de omtalte lokaliteter. Desværre mangler den de tilsvarende oplysninger om de tyske styrker og det tyske kystforsvar af området. I denne serie om invasionsstrandene er man kommet til landgangszonen" Gold Beach", hvor englænderne gik forrest med en infanteridivision, den 50., der kæmpede sig gennem determineret modstand. Allerede næste dag var denne zone i brug som modtageområde for forstærkninger og logistik